India by Della Burroway

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 21, 1906

India

By Della Burroway

KARMATAR.—Our boys and girls are making progress in actual work. The field about Karmatar for village work is broad. There are at least ten small villages within three miles, while in our immediate vicinity, at least twelve wealthy babus live. For several months past, our boys, in company with Elder Little, have gone into the villages on the Sabbath, to talk to the people; while our girls, accompanied by Mrs. Little and myself, have held Bible readings with the women in their homes.

During the week of prayer, as we listened to the stirring articles by our leading brethren, God's Spirit came in, and a longing was created in each heart to do a greater work here in Karmatar than we had yet done. Not having a command of the language as yet, we can not talk to the people, except through an interpreter, so we decided to scatter our literature among the classes who can read, and in that way reach many. Some of the workers meet each train as it stops at our little station, and tracts and papers are handed all who can read. We are much encouraged as the train pulls out, to hear one reading aloud to those about him who can not read. Each Monday we carry tracts with us to Mudhupur, where we do our marketing. Here we find many who can read. Miss Whiteis distributes many tracts while visiting patients.

You will be pleased to hear of our Sabbath-school work, which we have begun since the week of prayer. Our girls and the small children we divide into companies. These we gather about us in prayer, to ask God's blessing on our work, before starting out. We also

go over the lesson with the one who is to teach it. In addition to our Bengali hymn-books, we carry a large picture which represents the lesson we expect to teach. As the first hymn is sung, all gather about us. The picture is placed where all can see it, and is commented upon by men, as well as women and children. As the teacher explains the picture, many questions are asked by the men who crowd closely about it. We not only carry the truth to some in this way, but our students receive the blessing that comes only by working for the Master. We feel that we have God's approval in this work, and we ask your prayers that our Karmatar boys and girls may have a still greater desire to work for those in darkness.

DELLA BURROWAY.